A Green Blog Thanks the Writing by: Miguel Lo Fish
Taking advantage of my stay in the peninsula of southeastern Mexico, I knew that one of the places to visit was the archaeological zone of Tulum, an ideal place for ecological tourism, an ancient and important city of the Mayan culture in terms of maritime trade and religion. This wonderful archaeological site is located 135 kilometers from Cancun airport. You can access the site for an amount of 4.25 usd, same as being national, I could save by making my visit on Sunday, which is free by presenting an official Mexican ID.
Sitting on an elevation of the land to the seashore, the city gives us a forceful lesson of its original name ("Zama", which means "dawn") due to the visual domain that allows the location of each building and its orientation towards the sea which allows you to appreciate the most impressive sunrises you could have seen. Once the sun rises in the sea begins to be dyed a turquoise blue that I have not seen anywhere else, accompanying this landscape, there are the vestiges among the green of the vegetation of this culture so enigmatic that has left so much to the current humanity.
For the modest amount you pay to enter (we understand that it was totally free) I had the right to access the beach of the archaeological site. Descending a wooden staircase -which made me feel in those ancient times of the Mayans- I was able to reach the sand, which by the color and texture I felt when walking, was like walking on talc. Once in the water, I didn't want to go out, it's a feeling that traps the senses.
As the sun moves across the sky, passing four o'clock in the afternoon, with the sun pointing head-on towards the sea, we can appreciate the depth of the sea in its distance with the blurring of that turquoise blue transforming into navy blue as the view gives us to see.
Five o'clock in the afternoon arrived and it was time to leave, even against my will, the place would close to let the place rest after receiving that enormous amount of amazement from all those who visit daily a destination that is definitely engraved in the memory of everyone who enters.
Authors: Santiago
